Sidle

Sidle
This interesting and most unusual surname has two possible interpretations, deriving from the same elements. Firstly, it may be a topographical name given to a dweller in a wide valley, or recess, from the Olde English pre 7th Century elements "sid", broad, spacious, and "halh", a nook, recess, remote valley. However, the name may also be of locational origin from any of the various places called "Siddall", such as those in the parish of Middleton, Lancashire, and near Halifax in Yorkshire. The placenames are composed of the Olde English elements as mentioned above. During the Middle Ages, when migration for the purpose of job seeking was becoming more common, people often took their former village name as a means of identification, resulting in a wide dispersal of the surname. Early examples include: John Sedall (London, 1547); Katherin Sydall (London, 1585); and Peter Sidell (London, 1594). Mary Sidle married Arthur Kay in 1656 at St. Mary's, Bury in Lancashire. Modern variants of the surname include Siddle, Sidell, Sydal and Sydel. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas Sydall, which was dated 1379, in the "Poll Tax Records of Yorkshire", during the reign of King Richard 11, known as "Richard of Bordeaux", 1377 - 1399. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Sidle — Si dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sidled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sidling}.] [From {Side}.] To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. Swift. [1913 Webster] He . . . then sidled close to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sidle — to move or go sideways, 1690s, back formation from obsolete M.E. sidlyng (adv.) obliquely, sideways (early 14c.), from SIDE (Cf. side) + adv. suffix ling; altered on analogy of verbs ending in le …   Etymology dictionary

  • sidle — ► VERB ▪ walk in a furtive or stealthy manner, especially sideways or obliquely. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of sidling. ORIGIN from obsolete sideling «sidelong» …   English terms dictionary

  • sidle — [sīd′ l] vi. sidled, sidling [back form. < SIDELING] to move sideways, esp. in a shy or stealthy manner vt. to make go sideways n. a sidling movement …   English World dictionary

  • sidle up — v. (d; intr.) to sidle up to (she sidled up to me) * * * (d; intr.) to sidle up to (she sidle upd up to me) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • sidle — UK [ˈsaɪd(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms sidle : present tense I/you/we/they sidle he/she/it sidles present participle sidling past tense sidled past participle sidled to move slowly in a particular direction, usually because you are… …   English dictionary

  • sidle — verb (sidled; sidling) Etymology: probably back formation from 2sideling Date: 1577 intransitive verb to go or move with one side foremost especially in a furtive advance transitive verb to cause to move or turn sideways • sidle noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sidle — Synonyms and related words: accost, advance, amble, approach, appropinquate, approximate, ascend, avert, bank, barge, bear down on, bear down upon, bear off, bear up, bowl along, bundle, cant, careen, climb, close, close in, close with, clump,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • sidle — si|dle [ˈsaıdl] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from sideling sideways (14 19 centuries)] to walk towards something or someone slowly and quietly, as if you do not want to be noticed sidle up/towards/along ▪ A …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sidle — [[t]sa͟ɪd(ə)l[/t]] sidles, sidling, sidled VERB If you sidle somewhere, you walk there in a quiet or cautious way, as if you do not want anyone to notice you. [V prep/adv] A young man sidled up to me and said, May I help you? ... [V prep/adv] He… …   English dictionary

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